1973 Detroit Lions season

{{Main|1973 NFL draft}}

{{NFL team draft start

| year = 1973

| teamname = Detroit Lions

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{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 1

| pick = 17

| player = Ernie Price

| position = DE

| college = Texas A&M

| notes = from Chicago

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 2

| pick = 44

| player = Leon Crosswhite

| position = RB

| college = Oklahoma

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 3

| pick = 58

| player = John Brady

| position = TE

| college = Washington

| notes = from Chicago

| maderoster = no

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 3

| pick = 71

| player = Jim Laslavic

| position = LB

| college = Penn State

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 3

| pick = 75

| player = Levi Johnson

| position = CB

| college = Texas A&I

| notes = from Los Angeles

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 4

| pick = 81

| player = Mike Hennigan

| position = LB

| college = Tennessee Tech

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

| probowl = no

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 4

| pick = 91

| player = Dick Jauron

| position = S

| college = Yale

| notes = from Atlanta

| maderoster = yes

| probowl = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 4

| pick = 96

| player = Jim Hooks

| position = RB

| college = Central State (OK)

| notes =

| maderoster = no

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 7

| pick = 175

| player = John Andrews

| position = DT

| college = Morgan State

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 8

| pick = 200

| player = Prentice McCray

| position = S

| college = Arizona State

| notes =

| maderoster = no

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 8

| pick = 203

| player = John Bledsoe

| position = RB

| college = Ohio State

| notes = from Cleveland

| maderoster = no

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 9

| pick = 227

| player = Ira Dean

| position = DB

| college = Baylor

| notes =

| maderoster = no

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{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 10

| pick = 252

| player = Ray Bonner

| position = DB

| college = Middle Tennessee State

| notes =

| maderoster = no

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 11

| pick = 279

| player = Scott Freeman

| position = WR

| college = Wyoming

| notes =

| maderoster = no

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{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 12

| pick = 304

| player = Tom Scott

| position = WR

| college = Washington

| notes =

| maderoster = no

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 13

| pick = 331

| player = John Moss

| position = LB

| college = Pittsburgh

| notes =

| maderoster = no

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 14

| pick = 356

| player = Jay Corey

| position = OT

| college = Santa Clara

| notes =

| maderoster = no

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 15

| pick = 408

| player = Larry Nickels

| position = WR

| college = Dayton

| notes =

| maderoster = no

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 17

| pick = 435

| player = Earl Belgrave

| position = OT

| college = Ohio State

| notes =

| maderoster = no

}}

{{NFL team draft end

| hof = no

}}

Notes

• Detroit traded TE Craig Cotton and its first-round selection (19th) to Chicago in exchange for Chicago's first- and third-round selections (17th and 58th).
• Detroit traded DB Al Clark to Los Angeles in exchange for the Rams' third-round selection (75th).
• Detroit traded its second-round selection in 1972 to Atlanta in exchange for CB Rudy Redmond, RB Sonny Campbell and Atlanta's fourth-round selection (91st).
• Detroit traded its fifth-round selection (123rd) to Washington in exchange for TE John Hilton.
• Detroit traded its sixth-round selection (148th) to St. Louis in exchange for LB Rick Ogle.
• Detroit traded DT Jerry Rush to Cleveland in exchange for the Browns' eighth-round pick (203rd).

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

{{See also|1973 Pittsburgh Steelers season}}

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|date=September 16

|time=4:00 p.m.

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;Lions

• Greg Landry
  11/27, 219 Yds, TD, 3 INT
  8 Rush, 65 Yds
• Ron Jessie
  3 Rec, 131 Yds, TD

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;Steelers

• Terry Bradshaw
  15/23, 124 Yds, 2 TD, INT
• John Fuqua
  26 Rush, 100 Yds
• Barry Pearson
  6 Rec, 58 Yds

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{{See also|1973 Miami Dolphins season}}

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|title=Week Fourteen: Detroit Lions (6–6–1) at Miami Dolphins (11–2)

|date=Saturday, December 15

|time=1:00 p.m. EDT

|road=Lions

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First quarter

• MIA – Paul Warfield 21-yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) – Dolphins 7–0
• MIA – Paul Warfield 7-yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) – Dolphins 14–0

Second quarter

• MIA – Garo Yepremian 27-yard field goal – Dolphins 17–0
• MIA – Paul Warfield 16-yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) – Dolphins 24–0
• MIA – Paul Warfield 4-yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) – Dolphins 31–0

Third quarter

• MIA – Garo Yepremian 28-yard field goal – Dolphins 34–0

Fourth quarter

• DET – Steve Owens 5-yard run (Errol Mann kick) – Dolphins 34–7

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Lions

• Bill Munson
  8/17, 73 Yds, INT
• Steve Owens
  27 Rush, 113 Yds, TD
  6 Rec, 56 Yds

Dolphins

• Bob Griese
  11/15, 141 Yds, 4 TD
• Larry Csonka
  10 Rush, 51 Yds
• Paul Warfield
  6 Rec, 103 Yds, 4 TD

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